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difficult child's smoking...any advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="weatheringthestorm" data-source="post: 111584" data-attributes="member: 4424"><p>Thank you for the opinions and the past experience. You all pretty much said what I figured was the right way to deal with it. He's our oldest, and toughest, it can be really hard knowing what to do when you've never had to deal with this stuff before. </p><p></p><p>We have made it as difficult as possible for him to smoke. We discontinued his allowance so we don't contibute to his habit. He's not allowed to smoke in the house, garage, etc (my husband recently quit smoking and for all those years he couldn't smoke in the house, etc either). No one is allowed to see him do it. He has to hide his stuff well enough that his little brother can't find it or ever see him smoking. They share a room. He has to "air himself out" before coming in and leave his coat, which reeks, in the foyer outside the back door. If he's caught smoking by anyone he knows there will be consequences. That said he still manages to find plenty of opportunities to smoke. On a good note he can't wait to take out the trash so he can have a quick smoke! </p><p></p><p>We had his medications changed to Wellbutrin the when we found out and tried to help him quit. He's supposed to be on a dose that helps people quit smoking. </p><p></p><p>He is frequently without any money at all and still manages to get cigs. Apparently he and his friends are very generous with each other and they all help out the one who's out. </p><p></p><p>I guess we'll just continue this line of action until he smartens up. Maybe it will be different when he gets a job and has really worked for all that money he's blowing. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for your support!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weatheringthestorm, post: 111584, member: 4424"] Thank you for the opinions and the past experience. You all pretty much said what I figured was the right way to deal with it. He's our oldest, and toughest, it can be really hard knowing what to do when you've never had to deal with this stuff before. We have made it as difficult as possible for him to smoke. We discontinued his allowance so we don't contibute to his habit. He's not allowed to smoke in the house, garage, etc (my husband recently quit smoking and for all those years he couldn't smoke in the house, etc either). No one is allowed to see him do it. He has to hide his stuff well enough that his little brother can't find it or ever see him smoking. They share a room. He has to "air himself out" before coming in and leave his coat, which reeks, in the foyer outside the back door. If he's caught smoking by anyone he knows there will be consequences. That said he still manages to find plenty of opportunities to smoke. On a good note he can't wait to take out the trash so he can have a quick smoke! We had his medications changed to Wellbutrin the when we found out and tried to help him quit. He's supposed to be on a dose that helps people quit smoking. He is frequently without any money at all and still manages to get cigs. Apparently he and his friends are very generous with each other and they all help out the one who's out. I guess we'll just continue this line of action until he smartens up. Maybe it will be different when he gets a job and has really worked for all that money he's blowing. Thanks for your support! [/QUOTE]
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